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Manta scramble
 Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
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Average Viz: 61-70ft/19-21m
Entry Type: Boat
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Summer: 76-80°F/24-27°C
Winter: 71-75°F/22-24°C
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The most famous scuba site known as ’manta scramble’ in Japan.
①Best season: Year round
②Water clarity: 20 m or more
③Water temperature: Annual average around 25°C (77°F）
④Popular diving spots: Mainly boat diving
≪Kawahira Ishizaki Manta Scramble≫ For beginner to advanced divers
Features： This is an extremely popular spot where there is an over 90% chance of encountering a manta ray with the best season being from summer to fall. Many of the divers come here for underwater photography.
≪Ozaki Hanagoi Reef≫ For beginner to advanced divers
Features: This spot offers great schools of purple queen anthias and yellowsail red bass swimming above the reefs. In early spring the reef cuttlefish lay their eggs here. There are also many types of tunas.
Further diving points information： Prime Scuba Ishigaki
primescuba-isg.com/#!diving-map/cwge ⑤Recommended diving shops
・Prime Scuba Ishigaki：
primescuba-isg.com/ ⇒DEMA Show 2013 Participating Diving Shop
・Diving School Umicoza：
umicoza.com/english/ ⑥Hotel accommodation information:There is a full range of accommodations including hotels, guest houses, resort inns, and condominiums.
・Ishigaki-shi Sightseeing Interchange Association website :
yaeyama.or.jp.e.kg.hp.transer.com/category/tomaru/ ⑦Tourist information
・Ishigaki City official website： Yaeyama Tourism Guide：
yae-trip.jp/en/ej1/c1/ ・Ishigaki-shi Sightseeing Interchange Association (Ishigaki) Diving related information：
yaeyama.or.jp.e.kg.hp.transer.com/category/diving/yaeyama/